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Aqueducts

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Water - Distribution
Hydraulic structures

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Images from the collections

Images about Aqueducts

55 images from works
  • The aqueduct at Orgon (?). Etching by E. Nyon after C. Rauch.
  • A wooden aqueduct on the New River at Bush Hill near Enfield, North London. Lithograph.
  • Teruel, Spain: arches of a Roman aqueduct, Teruel, Spain. Photograph, 1910/1936?.
  • Lausanne, Switzerland: a wooden aqueduct over the river Flon. Lithograph by L. Bacler d'Albe.
  • Smyrna, Turkey: remains of the Roman aqueduct. Process print by E.N.A.
  • The aqueduct and bridge at Pont-y-Casullte, in the vale of Llangollen, Wales. Lithograph.
  • The aqueduct at Pont-y-Casullte, the vale of Llangollen. Engraving by J. Pye after W. Havell.
  • The Roman aqueduct at Segovia. Engraving.
  • Arches of a Roman aqueduct, Segovia, Spain. Photograph by Foto Aida, 1910/1936?.
  • The four arched aqueduct on the Torrington new road. Lithograph by J. Powell after C.F. Powell.
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Works from the collections

86 works

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    Roman aqueducts & water supply / A. Trevor Hodge.

    Hodge, A. Trevor. | Date: 1992
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    The aqueduct seen from the island of Rhoda, Cairo, Egypt. Lithograph by D. Roberts, 1856.

    Roberts, David, 1796-1864. | Date: 1st December 1856 | Reference: 15787i
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    Remains of the aqueduct of the Aqua Julia, Rome: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1756.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: 1756 | Reference: 2975236i
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    The aqueduct at Orgon (?). Etching by E. Nyon after C. Rauch.

    Rauch, Charles, 1791-1857. | Reference: 36619i
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    Lausanne, Switzerland: a wooden aqueduct over the river Flon. Lithograph by L. Bacler d'Albe.

    Bacler d'Albe, Louis-Albert-Ghislain, 1761-1824. | Reference: 36643i
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